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A. J. H. HILTON. FRUIT JAR AND CLAMP.

No. 76,915. Patented Apr. 21-, 1868.

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Le!ters Potent No. 76,915, dated April 21, 1868; anteclated March 10, 1868.

IMPROVED FRUIT-JAR AND CLAMP.

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Be it known thot I, ALEXANDER J. H. HILTON, of Boston, inthe county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a. new and useful J'ar for Preserving Fruit; and I do hereby declarethat the following is an exact, full, and clear description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,.in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view.

In ,the drawings, A denotes a jar, of glass or other 'suitable material, on the neck of which is formed a shoulder, B. C denotes a cover, having a flange on the under side, pieced about one-fourth of an inch from the edge, the use of which is to hold in place the rubber packing-ring E. The inner edge of the peeking-ring E rests against the outer edge ofthe flange, it lying flat against the under side of the cover 0. denote two, cams or cireulnr inclined planes formed on the upper side of the cover O. G denotes a clamp, of iron or other suitable metal, having space enough between its jaws to allow it to slip over the cover 0. The lower end of the jaws a of the clamp G .project inward under shoulder B of jar A.

In using my jar, the rubber packing-ring E is placed flatwise on the under side of the cover C, the flange keeping it in place. The cover is placed on thejcr, the packing-ring coming between it and fhe rim of the neck of thejur. The clamp G is then placed on, over to the plain part of the cover, then turned. The inward pro-- jections on thejaws of the clamp, under the shoulder B, cause. the clamp to move around horizontally. The under side of the shank of the clamp, pressing agziinst the cams or inclined planes F F, forces the cover down firmly.

Thejar and cover may be made of glass or any other suitable material. I disclaim the deviccsas claimed in the patents of J. Adams, dated May 20, 1362, T. Earle, November 10, 1853, and J. Johnson, July 10, 1866; but I I What I do claim, is- The angular chimp G, withits jaws n a, in combination .with the inclined planes F F of the cover 0, the rubber packing-ring, and the straight shoulder B of thejar A, all as specified.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses ALEXANDER J. H. HILTON. Witnesses:

EBEN HUTCHINSON, E. T. HALL. 

